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MISCELLANEOUS ANNUALS—Continued 
PRIMULA OBCONICA 
4000 seeds per 142 oz. This brightly colored class excels all other 
Primulas in large flower size. Sow from January on for Christmas 
and later. 
@Fasbender’s Red. An outstandingly fine, extra large flowered 
deep crimson-red. 
@ Better Days. 
Mchnstein’s Atrosanguinea. Popular deep red. 
@ Mueller’s Berlin Rose (Mueller’s Rosea). 
Heavy compact plants and large flowers. 
Bright carmine-red. 
Soft medium rose. 
Salmon-rose shades. 
@Coerulea. Clear mid-blue. 
White. Rather tall growth. 
@ Formula Mixture. Carefully blended from above colors. 
Prices above 8, each: tr. pkt., $1.25; 44 0z. $2.25; 140 02z., 
$4.25. 
Wyaston Wonder. A special selection of this famous English 
variety. Vigorous growing, large flowered bright crimson. 
Tr. pkt., $1.25; 44 0z., $3.00; 140 0z., $5.50. 
PRIMULA CHINENSIS (Chinese Primula) 
A popular class with many retail growers. Very colorful and showy. 
Sow from March on for Christmas and later. 
@Kardinal. Vivid, intense orange. Improves Dazzler in depth 
and brilliance. Tr. pkts. only, $1.50. 
Special Mixture. A choice assortment of colors. 
$1.00; 145 0z., $3.60. 
Hardy Primulas. See page 56. 
QUEEN ANNE’S LACE FLOWER 
36,000 S. 24 in. Large heads of white flowers in umbels, similar 
to Didiscus. Nice filler for basket work. 
Tr. pkt., 20c; %4 oz., 30c; 1 oz. $1.00. 
RANUNCULUS 
Giant Hybrids Mixed. Double flowers in shades of yellow, 
orange and red. Tr. pkt., 50c; % oz., $1.00; 14 oz., $1.75; 
IL a, Sie 
RICINUS (Castor Bean) 
Very fast growing, tall, large-leaved plants. Good for tall hedges 
and windbreaks. 
Lachsrosa. 
A choice strain. 
rap kts 
Crimson Spire. 75 S. 8 ft. Bronzy red foliage with crimson 
stems and red fruit. 1 oz., 40c; 4 ozs., $1.40; 1 lb., $4.20. 
Zanzibariensis Mixed. 25 S. 10 ft. Foliage all green. 1 o2z., 
20c; 4 ozs., 60c; 1 lb., $2.00. 
RUDBECKIA 
85,000 S. Fine outdoor cutting material. Very free flowering in 
bright yellow, orange and brown shades. 
@ Starlight. The only Rudbeckia strain we have seen that actually 
produces fully double, Dahlia-like flowers. An attractive mix- 
ture of autumn shades flowering on long stems; flower type 
ranges from nearly single to fully double. Tr. pkt., 30c; 
VY oz., 90c; 1 0z., $3.00. 
SAINTPAULIA 
lonantha (African Violet). Deep blue. Extra fine seed that 
requires care in germinating. Uniform moisture, a 60° tem- 
perature and protection from bright sun are necessary in 
growing good Saintpaulias. Tr. pkt., $1.50. 
Hybrida Mixed. (New). An Fy Hybrid “Prize Strain”, giving 
new colors in blue, orchid, pink and white besides exceptional 
flower size. 300 seeds, $2.00. 
SALPIGLOSSIS 
125,000 S. Salpiglossis furnishes the retail grower with good 
cutting material either from a January-February sowing indoors 
or a later one grown outdoors. 
EMPEROR, 30 in. The tall kind for cutting. 
@ Mixture of all colors. Tr. pkt., 15¢; %4 oz., 30c; 1 oz., 90c. 
DWARF GIANT FLOWERED. 20 in. Fine for bedding and 
borders. 
Mixture of all colors in this dwarf class. Tr. pkt., 20¢; 14 oz., 
40c; 1 oz., $1.35. 
SALVIA 
SPLENDENS (Scarlet Sage). 8,000 S. This strikingly colorful 
brilliant scarlet annual is popular wherever bedding plants 
are grown. The following are listed according to their flower- 
ing dates—earliest first. In selecting varieties, keep in mind 
the fact that earliness is had at some cost in vigor, and the 
earlier varieties will not make as big a showing in the fall as 
the later ones like Bonfire or Splendens Tall, but will bloom 
over a longer season. 
@St. John’s Fire. The earliest and most dwarf variety available. 
About 12 in. high. Ours is an excellent strain. Tr. pkt.. 85¢; 
1% oz., $1.50; %4 oz., $2.50; % oz., $4.50; 1 oz., $8.00. 
® Blaze of Fire. The standard extra early strain. Closely follows 
St. John’s Fire in, flowering and is somewhat stronger and 
more robust in growth. 14 to 16 in. Tr. pkt., 85¢; 14 oz., 
$2.00; % oz., $3.50; 1 oz., $6.50. 
© Firebrand (Early Harbinger). 18 in. Between Blaze of Fire 
and America in earliness of flowering. Remains in full flower 
throughout the summer. Tr. pkt., 85¢; ™%4 oz., $2.00; 1% oz., 
$3.50; 1 oz., $6.50. 
® America (Globe of Fire). 20 in. This is our uniformly true and 
even stock of this fine variety. Follows Firebrand in flowering 
date. Tr. pkt., 60¢; 14 oz., $1.75; 1 oz., $5.25. 
SAINTPAULIA HYBRIDA MIXED 
The dot (@) indicates varieties most dependably satisfactory in cur experience and observation. 4] 
